Global Harvest Mini

LAND USE:

Summer City has unused land at its edges. This land has healthy soil and is near train lines that can transport food to other places. You want to use this land to improve food security in Summer City. Do you:

• Build a community garden?

• Build a plentiful produce processing plant

• Build the Delightful Dairy Farm?

Answer explanation

The garden provides access to fresh, nutritious food for some people in Summer City, but produce only grows in some seasons. Fresh produce must be refrigerated during distribution, which uses fossil fuels. The community still relies on other parts of the global food system to access much of their food.

FOOD AND WATER

Summer City is near an ocean. People from around the world like to visit the beaches. They also like to eat the food that comes from the ocean. You want to use this important natural resource to improve food security. At the same time, you want to protect it. Do you:

• Open summer city famous food sustainable farm.

• open friendly fruit and vegetable farm

• Open Farm to Fork Restaurant

Answer explanation

Fruits and vegetables must be packaged to transport to other places. Packaging produces waste that contributes to climate change. This is especially true for packaging made from plastic since it cannot be composted and often cannot be recycled.

SCHOOLS AND FOOD:

Schools in Summer City provide meals to students during the day. You want to make changes to school meals to improve food security for students in Summer City and sustainability for everyone.

• Offer more vegetarian options?

• Create vegetable gardens in all schools?

• Collect school food waste to make compost?

Answer explanation

Summer City relies on the global food system to provide fresh fruits and vegetables all year. Transporting food long distances uses fossil fuels, which create greenhouse gases. If there is a storm or other major event in the global food system, the fruits and vegetables needed for school meals may not arrive.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION:

You must think about how the food that Summer City residents eat and produce is distributed. You should:

• Increase the number of grocery stores on bus routes

• Increase Community Supported Agriculture programs and farmers’ markets around Summer City

• Increase the availability of imperfect produce shipped to people in Summer City

Answer explanation

If there is a storm or other major event in the global food system, farmers markets can still provide some food to the people of Summer City. Climate change impacts farms. Crop failure or fewer healthy crops can decrease food security in Summer City.

Which is the best choice for food security and sustainability?

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For food distribution we could increase...

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